Thesis/Dissertation: Danuše Víšková: Treacherous Mr. Wednesday: Neil Gaiman's perception of Odin in comparison with his depiction in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda
Bachelor's thesis
Treacherous Mr. Wednesday: Neil Gaiman's perception of Odin in comparison with his depiction in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda
Abstract
Tato bakalářská práce porovnává pojetí severského boha Odina v Gaimanově románu Američtí bohové (2001) a jeho původní vyobrazení v Poetické Eddě a Prozaické Eddě. Odin je v románu reprezentován postavou pana Středy, který představuje jeho americký protějšek. Na rozdíl od mnoha populárních moderních vyobrazení Odina je však pan Středa vysloveně zápornou postavou, která se chová arogantně, každého podvádí …more
Abstract
This bachelor's thesis compares the perception of the Norse god Odin in Gaiman's novel American Gods (2001) and his original depiction in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda. In the novel, Odin is represented by Mr. Wednesday, who functions here as his American counterpart. However, unlike many popular modern depictions of Odin, Mr. Wednesday is an outright negative character who behaves arrogantly, deceives …more
13/12/2023 12:43, Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D., UČO 108994
- Entered/Edited 31/1/2024 17:46, Mgr. et Mgr. Barbora Halfarová, UČO 262594
- Record made 13/4/2022 13:11, Mgr. et Mgr. Barbora Halfarová, UČO 262594
- Accessible from: 11/12/2023 09:33, Mgr. et Mgr. Barbora Halfarová, UČO 262594
- Thesis/dissertation received 11/12/2023 09:33, Mgr. et Mgr. Barbora Halfarová, UČO 262594
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